Lightning – can we really protect against it?
Many of us in the British Isles witnessed a spectacular display of lightning during what meteorologists referred to as the mother of all storms. Headlines reporting up 20,000 lightning strikes with some areas experiencing a month’s rainfall in one...
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Now that’s what I call bandwidth!
Now that’s what I call bandwidth! Transatlantic cable bandwidth: from 250 bits per hour to 160 terabits per second in 160 years Earlier this month Microsoft and Facebook completed the installation of a transatlantic cable stretching from Virginia, to...
Read moreDo You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes?
Do You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes? Cabling good practice is just good sense. My career dates way back before structured cabling was conceived. Every manufacturer had their own cabling system. Being a cabling specialist back then meant...
Read moreIT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 3
IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 3 Making best use of the information gathered. In Part 1 of this three-part blog I shared several life experiences and in Part 2 I looked at the information...
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IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 2 The art of a successful merger, move or acquisition – knowing your IT estate! In Part 1 of this three-part blog I shared several life experiences. Some of...
Read moreIT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 1
IT Challenges of the Mergers, Movers and Shakers – Part 1 IT Challenges abound as a new broom sweeps around. You may be wondering who the mergers, movers and shakers are. Mergers and movers are businesses relocating or merging...
Read moreThe Shocking Truth About Hotel Wi-Fi Networks
The Shocking Truth About Hotel Wi-Fi Networks Hotel Wi-Fi Networks: are they fit for purpose? I have come across many hotel networks are not fit for purpose in recent years. Internet access is a utility very much like electricity,...
Read moreDon’t make these 7 big mistakes when setting up your home Wi-Fi network
Don’t make these 7 big mistakes when setting up your home Wi-Fi network Check for these 7 common home Wi-Fi network problems before spending another penny We all depend on our home Wi-Fi networks at some point in the...
Read moreBIM – Big Data, Big Value
BIM – Big Data, Big Value Building Information Modelling – Big Data making a huge difference Having been involved in quite a few construction projects delivering the telecommunications and network infrastructures I have seen some monumental misinterpretations of 2D...
Read moreBusiness Broadband Challenges
Business broadband challenges What are the business broadband challenges preventing good customer experience? Following on from my last blog discussing the disparity of broadband services around the UK and more to the point, street to street, in this blog...
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